Fears and phobias are very common and can affect people at varying levels. A person might be scared of flying and it may be that they are nervous inwardly but get through it, while another person’s phobia of flying might manifest as a full-blown panic attack. No one is born with a phobia. In fact, […]
"When we heal from past hurts and trauma, we heal both future and past generations." Juanita Smith – Activate Hypnotherapy When I was a child, I was told to be quiet every time I spoke. I grew up in an environment where there wasn’t a lot of conversation and in particular not directed toward me […]
A fellow hypnotherapist shared her experience with me of practising self-hypnosis during a deep teeth procedure at the dentist. A deep teeth cleaning procedure cleans between the teeth and gums all the way down to the roots and typically requires a local anaesthetic. You know the drill… lol! Loud screeching drill reverberating right through to […]
One of the first things I say to my clients who seek help to overcome anxiety is, "You are not an anxious or nervous person, it is just a program that your brain and body learned, and it makes you feel that way." There is a reason that I'm always booked for weeks in advance, and […]
For some of us, topics we don't fully understand often become what we fear. Hypnosis is one of those topics that gets a bad rap. It is hard to define, even by leading experts today, and therefore hypnosis has a certain level of mystique. Unrealistic beliefs and expectations of hypnosis and what it will feel […]
If you or someone you know is a smoker who has struggled to quit in the past, and you’ve had short-term success but succumbed to a trigger and now feel fed up, you’re not alone! Like others, you have probably tried patches and other nicotine replacement therapies. Perhaps once, maybe even twice, you gave up […]
What If Freud Had Never Changed His Mind? Would We Think Differently if Freud Had Never Changed His Mind? Traditionally, Hypnosis is often the 'last desperate attempt' to get help, rather than the first 'go to' treatment. As a Hypnotherapist treating clients, we see first-hand how effective Hypnosis is. Often clients have sought multiple different […]